The Philippines is developing a national roadmap to accelerate action against forced labor, child labor, human trafficking and modern slavery as part of its bid to become an Alliance 8.7 Pathfinder country, according to a press release by the International Labour Organization (ILO). Government agencies, workers' and employers' organizations, civil society, survivors and survivor networks contributed to the roadmap development held on 23-24 September 2026 in Manila. Participants reaffirmed their commitment as members of the National Council Against Child Labor and the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking. In 2025, the Philippines, through the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), expressed its interest in joining the initiative. The country plans to present the roadmap to the Alliance 8.7 Secretariat for endorsement in the last quarter of the year.